Introduced by Sen. John Pappageorge (R) on July 16, 2014To establish in statute that a candidate for public office or an elected official has the same protections against libel, slander, and defamation as he or she would have as a private individual (under current law a politician must show that a libel defendant acted “with malice”). Official Text and Analysis.

Referred to the Senate Government Operations Committee on July 16, 2014